Microsoft Security Update Validation Report January 2022

Microsoft Security Update Validation Report January 2022

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Article ID: CTX338561

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Description

Microsoft’s January 2022 security updates have passed Citrix testing (the updates are listed below). The testing is not all-inclusive; all tests are executed against English only environments and issues may still be found upon implementation. Follow best practices for testing and installing software updates/patches in a development environment before implementing the updates in a production environment.

  • XenApp/XenDesktop 7.15 CU8
  • Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1912 CU4
  • Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2112


Note: On some environments, when the Domain Controllers OR PVS Servers are updated with January Security updates, the Citrix PVS Soap server service may not start as outlined on CTX338544. Microsoft released out of band updates (included and highlighted in below table) to address some issues seen with January updates. If the out of band cumulative updates for respective OS is installed directly without installing the January updates, this issue is not seen.
EDIT (27 Jan 2022): In some cases, issue may still be seen if .NET Updates are installed with January Updates/OOB. Refer to CTX338544 for workaround.

UPDATE (08 Feb 2022): Microsoft has made .NET updates available around 7th February after which the above mentioned issue is not observed. The updates that were verified are added to below table.

Where applicable, the above Citrix products were tested with below updates.

ProductKB Article
Windows 11 v21H2 (Original release)5009566
 
Windows 10 v2004 (May 2020 Update) / 20H2 (October 2020 Update) / 21H1 (May 2021 Update) / 21H2 (November 2021 Update)5009543, 5010793 (Out of band)
 
Windows 10 v1903 (May 2019 Update) / v19095009545
 
Windows Server 20195009557, 5010791 (Out of band)
 
Windows Server 20165009546, 5010790 (Out of band)
 
Windows Server 20225009555, 5010796 (Out of band)
 
Windows Server 2012 R25009624, 5009595, 5010794 (Out of band)
 
Windows 75009610, 5009621
 
Office5002064, 5002124, 4462205, 5002128, 5002060, 5002115, 5002052, 5002060, 5002115, 5002052, 5002119, 5002116, 5002057
Microsoft .NET

5009546, 5008879, 5008877, 5009719, 5009711, 5009721, 5009713, 5009718, 5008895, 5008875, 5008897, 5008878, 5008876, 5008880, 5008891

Updated 08 February:
5011263, 5011329, 5011259, 5011266, 5011264, 5011257, 5011258 , 5011261



Note: Patches for Operating Systems (E.g. Windows Vista, Server 2008, Server 2012, Windows 10 v1507 etc) and products (E.g. Office Web Apps, Online Server, SharePoint, Dynamics 365 etc) that are not listed above were not validated.

Visit the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) page to view Microsoft security updates.
 

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Issue/Introduction

Microsoft’s January 2022 security updates have passed Citrix testing (the updates are listed below). The testing is not all-inclusive; all tests are executed against English only environments and issues may still be found upon implementation. Follow best practices for testing and installing software updates/patches in a development environment before implementing the updates in a production environment.

Additional Information

Citrix Interoperability Validation
 
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